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now that the election is over, president obama has to get down to business. one of the things on the top of his agenda, securing his cabinet positions. steven dennis joins us to talk about that and more. thanks for coming in. we survived the election season. now a lot of challenges. for the president, he's got to figure out who is going to be in his cabinet and who is not. several people likely on the way out. we should point out this is normal for a second term. >> absolutely. i think those in the biggest jobs, these jobs chew people up. they take up inordinate amounts of your time. people tend to not stay forever. whether you're talking about secretary of state hillary clinton, who has been -- has made it clear for a while now that she wants to leave, you know, or some of the other top jobs, even eric holder, attorney general, not sure whether he's sticking around. this is an opportunity for the president to get fresh blood, et cetera. these are big shoes to fill. >> hillary clinton, her reign has been memorable, notable and quite effective some would say.
now that the election is over, president obama has to get down to business. one of the things on the top of his agenda, securing his cabinet positions. steven dennis joins us to talk about that and more. thanks for coming in. we survived the election season. now a lot of challenges. for the president, he's got to figure out who is going to be in his cabinet and who is not. several people likely on the way out. we should point out this is normal for a second term. >> absolutely. i think...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back. new this morning, in the district, d.c. mayor vincent gray is announcing changes to fines from speed cameras. the city uses the cameras to catch speeders and they automatically fine car owners. there's been concern about the fairness of the fines. the mayor will announce new changes to address those concerns along with the police chief and other transportation officials at the wilson building at 10:30 this morning. >>> airport authority is facing more criticism after a federal report released yesterday reveals extensive mismanagement. >> the report reveals issues with an overreliance on no bid contracts. executives accepting lavish gifts from contractors also in the report. the report expands on an audit earlier this year. however, the report does credit the authority for creating reforms in recent months, which has faced harsh criticism over its handling of the dulles toll road project. >>> fox 5 monitoring metro on this friday morning. weeke
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back. new this morning, in the district, d.c. mayor vincent gray is announcing changes to fines from speed cameras. the city uses the cameras to catch speeders and they automatically fine car owners. there's been concern about the fairness of the fines. the mayor will announce new changes to address those concerns along with the police chief and other transportation officials at the wilson building at 10:30...
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that's the message president obama appears to be giving congressional leaders. he has spoken with top members including house speaker john boehner about the agenda for congress. the main issue, avoiding the fiscal cliff. joining us now, ed o'keefe, congressional correspondent for the "washington post" and author of the two chambers blog. can you tell us the worst case scenario before we talk about what might happen? >> worst case scenario, you'll see billions of dollars in spending cuts the pentagon and all other federal agencies across washington, which could lead to job cuts, especially in this area. families with children would see their taxes go up as much as $4,700 a year. people might start having to pay the ate tax, another big tax people have to pay, leave it at that. and a host of other things. taxpayers would be paying more and government get smaller in a disasterrous way. >> how did we get here? >> last summer there were the negotiations over the debt ceiling about expanding our borrowing limit. as part of the agreement, they said we're going to put t
that's the message president obama appears to be giving congressional leaders. he has spoken with top members including house speaker john boehner about the agenda for congress. the main issue, avoiding the fiscal cliff. joining us now, ed o'keefe, congressional correspondent for the "washington post" and author of the two chambers blog. can you tell us the worst case scenario before we talk about what might happen? >> worst case scenario, you'll see billions of dollars in...
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president obama will meet with leaders of both parties from the house and the senate this morning to start talks on avoiding those automatic tax hikes and deep spending cuts. then this afternoon the president will sit down with the heads of 13 civil rights groups to get their input on a negotiation. tony? >>> we are on traffic watch in virginia this morning, where the 495 express lanes are set to open. today is the big day, and fox 5's sherri ly is live in tysons corner with a preview. sherri? >> reporter: tony, everyone knows the beltway is notorious for its gridlock. but that ride is about to become smoother either late tonight or early tomorrow morning, the express lanes here will open up. come monday when it's bumper-to- bumper on the beltway, the express lanes should keep drivers who pay moving. the $2 billion project stretches 14 miles from springfield to the american legion bridge, with exits and entrances along the way. prices will be based on congestion and how far you travel. the more cars using the lanes, the higher the price, average of five to six dollars during rush hou
president obama will meet with leaders of both parties from the house and the senate this morning to start talks on avoiding those automatic tax hikes and deep spending cuts. then this afternoon the president will sit down with the heads of 13 civil rights groups to get their input on a negotiation. tony? >>> we are on traffic watch in virginia this morning, where the 495 express lanes are set to open. today is the big day, and fox 5's sherri ly is live in tysons corner with a preview....
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president obama won the district as well. the democratic presidential candidate has claimed victory in d.c. in every election since 1964. that is the first year district residents voted in a presidential election. >>> now, former virginia governor, democrat tim kaine, has won the closely watched virginia senate race. george allen conceded last night. night. >>> coming up next be a look at how newspapers nationwide are marking this moment in history. >> and are big issues on the ballot for the voters in the district. the city council pushes to crack down on bad behavior and voters help make it happen. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment. >>> a second term. president obama will remain in office for another four years. the result of the close race making headlines around the nation and the world this morning. nearly all of them showing the first family celebrating their victory. >> on the local level, let's turn to the district and the most watched race there. chairman of the d.c. council. >> phil men
president obama won the district as well. the democratic presidential candidate has claimed victory in d.c. in every election since 1964. that is the first year district residents voted in a presidential election. >>> now, former virginia governor, democrat tim kaine, has won the closely watched virginia senate race. george allen conceded last night. night. >>> coming up next be a look at how newspapers nationwide are marking this moment in history. >> and are big issues...
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president obama and vice president biden will be meeting with leaders from the labor community today to discuss ways to keep the economy growing and find the balanced approach to reduce the federal deficit. efi >>> former d.c. council chair kwame brown wille u.s. district court judge to learn his fate today. >> he resigned and pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges in june. melanie alnwick is live in northwest d.c. with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. you know, kwame brown actually has two sentencing hearings hearings today. the first in federal court on those bank fraud charged and then the second later this afternoon in d.c. superior court on campaign finance violation charges. now, as you mentioned, brown pleaded guilty in june. after a year-long investigation, the federal charges relate to providing false information on bank loan applications. one of the loan was for a 39- foot boat. brown also forged the signature of a friend on an application and doctored two forms to overstate his income by tens of thousands of dollars. the other charges go back to an audit by d.c.'s offi
president obama and vice president biden will be meeting with leaders from the labor community today to discuss ways to keep the economy growing and find the balanced approach to reduce the federal deficit. efi >>> former d.c. council chair kwame brown wille u.s. district court judge to learn his fate today. >> he resigned and pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges in june. melanie alnwick is live in northwest d.c. with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. you know, kwame...
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obama and romney campaigns have been all over the state. six visits by the campaigns in just the last three days in the commonwealth. thirteen very important electoral votes up for grabs and new rules on voter identification could be the wild card. now, new this year, voters will have to bring a valid i. d. . the state board of elections mailed out voter i. d. cards. you can use a driver's license, a student i. d. card, a utility bill or even a gun registration card. there is a complete list of i. d. that will be accepted. in the past, voters could sign an affidavit saying they are who they are. if they do not have i valid i. d. this year, they to vote a provisional ballot and they have to bring the i. d. to the state board of elections by friday in they want the vote to be counted. virginia voters are asked to plan ahead. >> people need to be prepared a lot of people tend to vote before work or after work and that means it will be very busy at the beginning and end of the day. everybody should be patient. if it is very, very cold, you have
obama and romney campaigns have been all over the state. six visits by the campaigns in just the last three days in the commonwealth. thirteen very important electoral votes up for grabs and new rules on voter identification could be the wild card. now, new this year, voters will have to bring a valid i. d. . the state board of elections mailed out voter i. d. cards. you can use a driver's license, a student i. d. card, a utility bill or even a gun registration card. there is a complete list of...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. heading into the holidays you look for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. right now, get a super low price on tide, $10.99 for 100 ounces. 12 rolls of bounty are $11.99. that's a dollar a roll! and charmin is $11.99 for 30 rolls. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> here is the deal t might be too good to pass up. sandy forced carnival cruise lines to cancel a trip to the bahamas that was supposed to depart sunday from baltimore. so instead of letting the ship sit emmy, carnival is offering a two-day cruise you out to the sea which departs tomorrow. it appears only the balcony rooms are still available which cost about $190 per person. the carnival pride will set sail friday afternoon and return sunday morning. >> where are they going? are they going to turn right around in the ocean. >> i wouldn't wonder how far they can get in two days. >> i don't kno
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. heading into the holidays you look for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. right now, get a super low price on tide, $10.99 for 100 ounces. 12 rolls of bounty are $11.99. that's a dollar a roll! and charmin is $11.99 for 30 rolls. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life....
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president obama took on some of those controversies in a wide- ranging press conference yesterday. republicans have been furious about what they see as a changing time line from the white house. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were coiled trying to defend the post in that ambush. they say u.s. ambassador susan rice gave inaccurate information during her appearances on five sunday talk shows the week after the attack blaming the tax on a video that insulted the prophet mohammed. critics say it was deliberately misleading and they vow to block her nomination should she be nominated as u.s. secretary of state. rice was defended by the president yesterday. >> but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply mechanicking a presentation based on intelligence that she had received is outrageous. >> a lot of people think if she didn't have anything to do with the attack on white house then why did the white house hang her out to dry and put her on five sunday talk shows without adequate information. we now now that at least
president obama took on some of those controversies in a wide- ranging press conference yesterday. republicans have been furious about what they see as a changing time line from the white house. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were coiled trying to defend the post in that ambush. they say u.s. ambassador susan rice gave inaccurate information during her appearances on five sunday talk shows the week after the attack blaming the tax on a video that insulted the prophet...
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today, president obama holds rallies in wisconsin, ohio and iowa. he will wrap up with with the evening rally in des moines. mitt romney will begin his final day of campaigning in central florida. he will be in fairfax, virginia this afternoon for a rally at george mason university and he will fin you be up in new hampshire where he secured the republican nomination. >> busy last-minute traveling for those candidates. thank you. >>> nearly a week after sandy pummeled much of the northeast, residents in some of the hardest hit areas are batting cold weather and a new threat from mother nature. fox's rick leventhal is in hoboken, new jersey with more. >> reporter: with difficult recovery efforts continuing in much of the northeast, dropping temperatures now raising new concerns. six days after sandy, many resident still have no power. new york governor andrew cuomo says homes without heat are, quote, uninhabitable. >> we'll have tens of thousands of people who need housing solutions right away. >> reporter: right now, forecasters say a nor'easter coul
today, president obama holds rallies in wisconsin, ohio and iowa. he will wrap up with with the evening rally in des moines. mitt romney will begin his final day of campaigning in central florida. he will be in fairfax, virginia this afternoon for a rally at george mason university and he will fin you be up in new hampshire where he secured the republican nomination. >> busy last-minute traveling for those candidates. thank you. >>> nearly a week after sandy pummeled much of the...
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it is the first news conference since president obama was re- elected. also on tap, the fiscal cliff. president obama is meeting with business leader at the white house again today. and this comes as we could get word of another change at the top. house minority leader nancy pelosi will announce her future in congress later on this morning. so big news ahead today on the hill. >>> also making headlines this morning, former d.c. council chair kwame brown learns his punishment for bank fraud and a campaign finance violation and he will not be spending time behind bars. >> also ahead, the alleged east coast rapist backs out of an expected guilty plea. we'll have more on that when fox 5 morning news continues. ♪ [ harry umlaut ] hey you know what, i speak european. [ sally umlaut ] european isn't a language. i think they speak all kinds over there. nah. it's basically one language with a few variations. my cousin has a passport. uh-huh. take this fascinating muller yogurt. frut up. means "fruit up." as in creamy yogurt down below. and a delectable, aromati
it is the first news conference since president obama was re- elected. also on tap, the fiscal cliff. president obama is meeting with business leader at the white house again today. and this comes as we could get word of another change at the top. house minority leader nancy pelosi will announce her future in congress later on this morning. so big news ahead today on the hill. >>> also making headlines this morning, former d.c. council chair kwame brown learns his punishment for bank...
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up next, his conversation with invisible president obama. hi. we're spreading the word about honey bunches of oats fruit blends and their unique taste combinations. like peach/raspberry. with one flavor in the granola bunch and one on the flake. two flavors. in harmony. honey bunches of oats. make your day bunches better. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton honors ambassador chris stevens who was asass night in -- assassinated in libya. >> chris stevens was an inspiration to all who knew him during his life. he remains an inspiration now and i believe far into the future. >> lawmaker are stepping up demand for information about the attack on benghazi consulate. several congressional committees are holding classified hearings on the matter next week. >>> opponents of same-sex marriage have conceded their race in washington state. that means washington joins maine and maryland as the first states to pass same-sex marriage by popular vote. six other states and d.c. already allow gay marriage but their laws were enacted either by lawmakers or cou
up next, his conversation with invisible president obama. hi. we're spreading the word about honey bunches of oats fruit blends and their unique taste combinations. like peach/raspberry. with one flavor in the granola bunch and one on the flake. two flavors. in harmony. honey bunches of oats. make your day bunches better. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton honors ambassador chris stevens who was asass night in -- assassinated in libya. >> chris stevens was an inspiration to...